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PragueDie Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute)

Prague National Theatre
Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute)
Jaroslav Kyzlink; Vladimír Morávek; Prague National Theatre Opera; Zdeněk Klauda; Miroslav Huptych; Tomáš Kypta; Prague National Theatre Orchestra

PragueThe Bartered Bride (Prodaná nevěsta)

© Zdenek Sokol
Smetana: The Bartered Bride (Prodaná nevěsta)
Jaroslav Kyzlink; Alice Nellis; Prague National Theatre Opera; David Švec; Matěj Cibulka; Kateřina Štefková

PragueLady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District

Prague National Theatre
Shostakovich: Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District
Hermann Bäumer; František Zahradníček; Prague National Theatre Opera; Martin Čičvák; Georges Vafias; Jan Dörner; Prague State Opera Orchestra

PragueChopin – Foerster – Mussorgsky

Prague National Theatre
Chopin, Foerster, Aslamas, Mussorgsky
Eliška Minářová; Jan Hnyk; Jana Sýkorová; Anton Aslamas

PragueLa bohème

© Zdeněk Sokol
Puccini: La bohème
Mino Marani; Ondřej Havelka; Prague State Opera; Martin Černý; Jana Zbořilová; Prague State Opera Orchestra; Prague State Opera Chorus

PragueThe Bartered Bride (Prodaná nevěsta)

© Zdenek Sokol
Smetana: The Bartered Bride (Prodaná nevěsta)
Jaroslav Kyzlink; Alice Nellis; Prague National Theatre Opera; David Švec; Matěj Cibulka; Kateřina Štefková
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Aušrinė Stundytė magnetic in Lille’s Makropulos Case

Aušrinė Stundytė (Emilia Marty) © Frédéric Iovino
Kornél Mundruczó brings the characters to life in Janáček’s drama of eternal youth; the brilliance of Dennis Russell Davies and the Orchestre National de Lille come close to overwhelming the proceedings.
****1
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Nabucco in Prague: handsome but over-ambitious

Ivo Stánchev (Zaccaria) © Zdeněk Sokol
Andriy Yurkevych leads a rousing musical performance, but this visually impressive Nabucco tries to hard to be relevant and misses the mark.
***11
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A muddled new Ariadne auf Naxos in Prague

Cornelia Beskow (Ariadne) © Petr Neubert
Fine vocal and musical performances can't overcome Sláva Daubnerová's staging which misses the mark.
***11
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A torrid Lady Macbeth in Prague

Denys Pivnickij (Sergey) and Alžběta Poláčková (Katerina) © Zdeněk Sokol
Shostakovich's murderess comes to terrifying life in Martin Čičvák's smart, sensational production for the Prague State Opera. 
*****
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Worthy revival of Kleider machen Leute never finds its footing

Joseph Dennis (Wenzel Strapinski) and the State Opera Chorus © Národní divadlo | Serghei Gherciu
Choreography isn't the only thing lacking in Alexander Zemlinsky's comic gem Kleider machen Leute.
***11
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Staging sorcery: Dvořák's Armida played straight in Wexford

Jozef Benci (King Hydraot) and Jennifer Davis (Armida) © Clive Barda | ArenaPAL
Dvořák’s final opera gets a rare staging outside its Czech homeland, at Wexford – the festival where dead operas return to life.
****1
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